Year 3 News

Australian Indigenous Culture Incursion 

Today we had an Australian Aboriginal person come to our school to talk to us about indigenous culture. Ganga our visitor was teaching us about how indigenous people kept warm, what they ate and how didgeridoos were made. I found the didgeridoo big most interesting because he said that hollow tree trunks make such a deep sound and I like the sound. He also showed us animal fur like kangaroo and possum fur. It was so soft! 

By Marcus J 3C 

Today we had an incursion about the Australian First Nations people it was hosted by a guy called Ganga. He is a proud Palawa man.  

When we got into the classroom he was waiting for us. I got a good seat in the front row. He is a really nice guy with a brilliant personality. First, he showed us how he played the didgeridoo (Yadaki). He has a Spotify playlist and he's in a band. He told us what the didgeridoo was made out of. It's living, hollowed out tree trunks. They have been hollowed out by termites.  

By Amaya M 3C 

Australian Indigenous Culture Incursion 

Today we had an Australian Indigenous Culture Incursion. We met a proud Indigenous man called Ganga. Ganga played us the didgeridoo (Yadaki). He has a Spotify playlist and he's in a band.  Ganga put on some music and showed us how to dance like emus, Bunjil, kangaroo and crocodiles. He played us a piece of music that included the sounds of a dingo, a snake, Bunjil, a kookaburra, a frog and a crocodile: Ganga also showed us a pair of indigenous clapping sticks. 

Ganga showed us some boomerangs and two animals skins. There were a pair of boomerangs that doubled as an instrument. Ganga played them softly for us. There was another boomerang that tripled as a knife, a hunting tool and something comfortable to rest against your neck. The two animal skins that Ganga brought in were a possum and a kangaroo. The last thing Ganga showed us was the Traditional paint. He showed us how to make it. 

Step 1. Grind up your ochre stone Step 2: Add a few drips of water:  

He gave us a dot of paint each. Overall it was a brilliant incursion. 

By Emma 3C 

Lesson With Ms La Gerche

The Year 3 students were very fortunate to have a lesson on Australian Indigenous Culture with Ms La Gerche last week. 

It was wonderful to have the opportunity to share my experience of living in the community of ‘Gapuiwiyak”, which is located in the remote part of Northeast Arnhem Land.  

Having spent four years of my life there, it still holds a big place in my heart and I am always keen to share stories and knowledge through experience.  

I originally went to Arnhem Land to learn and gain an understanding of the Yolgnu People.  

The Yolgnu people still speak in language, and practise traditional ways of hunting and gathering, weaving and traditional ceremonies.  

Year 3 Engagement Box Initiative

Year 3 students have had the wonderful opportunity to test out an "Engagement Box" filled with various equipment and games for recess and lunchtime activities. The main goal of this box is to provide students with engaging options during their recess and lunch times when they might be looking for something fun to do. 

The equipment in the box ranges from hula hoops, frisbees, and skipping ropes to classic games like snakes and ladders, as well as supplies like chalk for drawing on the footpaths, disc golf, and shuffleboard. 

The students have demonstrated great responsibility in managing the equipment, taking good care of it, and even sharing it with younger students who may need some ideas for playtime. 

Thank you to Mrs Duffy Fainu for organising all of the equipment. We love it!